Darin Patrick Murphy - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Hovering somewhere between Robyn Hitchcock and Jay Farrar, between The Beatles and Bowie, Darin Murphy has earned a reputation as a gifted songwriter, musician, producer and well-defined pop artist from the huge talent pool of Austin, TX.Raised within the music and theater communities of Houston, Murphy grew up surrounded by musicians, actors and DJ's, developing versatile music skills and an encyclopedic knowledge of pop records. After releasing two CDs with his sister Trish Murphy in the mid 1990's, Darin moved to Austin and carved himself a niche. Solitarium, Murphy's self-produced, self-performed solo debut, drew praise from critics, record retailers and curious listeners worldwide. In 2001 the follow-up, Haunted Gardenias, brought songwriting awards, year-end top ten lists and regular airplay on commercial AAA radio. In 2005, Murphy landed his first Broadway gig out of nowhere, acting and singing in Don Scardino's LENNON at New York's Broadhurst Theatre.When not fronting his own band, Darin drums and sings in SKYROCKET! and Future Clouds and Radar (see links on this page). He also teaches, composes music for commercials and does voiceover work.

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Member Since: 3/21/2005
Band Website: darinmusic.com
Band Members: Darin Murphy - vocals, drums, bass, guitars, harmonica, mellotron, theramin, other sounds Cory Glaeser - bass, vocal Paul English - guitar, vocal Tripp Wiggins - drums, vocal
Influences: Dan Akroyd, Chet Baker, The Band, The Beatles, Beck, The Bee Gees, Frank Black, David Bowie, Jon Brion, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Clem Burke, David Byrne, Dennis Byron, The Cardigans, Dave Clark, The Clash, Stewart Copeland, Elvis Costello, Mickey Dolenz, Donovan, Bob Dylan, Neil Finn, The Flaming Lips, Ben Folds, Franz Ferdinand, Al Green, Dave Grohl, George Harrison, Robert Harrison, Billy Harvey, Robyn Hitchcock, Ben Hotchkiss, Neil Innes, Elton John, Daniel Johnston, Steve Jordan, The Kinks, The La's, John Lennon, Steve Lilywhite, Nick Lowe, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, The Moody Blues, Harry Nilsson, Tom Petty, Liz Phair, Grant Lee Phillips, The Police, Roger Pope, John Prine, Radiohead, REM, Leon Redbone, Ike Reilly, Jonathan Richman, The Rolling Stones, Biff Rose, Roxy Music, Todd Rundgren, Ron Sexsmith, Spoon, Squeeze, Ringo Starr, Matthew Sweet, T-Rex, Shel Talmy, Television, Chris Thomas, Pete Thomas, U2, Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Ween, Paul Weller, Paul Westerburg, The White Stripes, The Who, Wilco, Brian Wilson, Stevie Wonder, XTC, Frank Zappa, The Zombies
Sounds Like: Darin Murphy
Record Label: Rafgard Records
Type of Label: None